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Prez
Sez
Our trip
to Fantasy of Flight was delightful. Walt Grabenstein has a
complete report included in this moth's issue. March, April and
May are accounted for, as far as events are concerned. So, we
should start thinking about June as a possible month for a $100
hamburger outing to Fantasy of Flight.
The
Membership Committee has decided that April 1 is the cut off for
membership dues. If you have not renewed by that date you will be
dropped from the roster.
Due to
time pressures we have decided to have our Picnic at Airport Manatee on
March 12th, 10:30 AM. These are good membership recruitment
opportunities, so please talk it up among your fellow pilots.
Because
we have so many new members it is hard to put names to faces.
Please wear your name tag at all of our events. Chip Miller, our
Membership Chairman, will have some "stick ons" at the meeting for
those who forget.
Our own
Brad Smith will be the featured speaker at The Golden Pelicans meeting
at the Sarasota Yacht Club, 11:30 AM on February 22. Your humble
servant is a lifetime member of the Association of Naval
Aviators. He understands the Golden Pelicans are affiliated with
ANA. The word must be out as I have never been invited. Contact
at Golden Pelicans please call Bob Appe at 941-929-7809 if you care to
attend.
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Due to
some "miscommunication" between some of our pilots and the
control
tower, this month's program will be: Getting around the Airport.
It
will be a review of all the signs (You know, the ones that are supposed
to be at SRQ) and what they mean. Our able electronics expert,
Frank
Hurlburt, will be setting up the video equipment.
The SRQ Pilots Association has died for lack of interest. I would
like to reach out to the SRQ pilot community. EAA will
allow us to
have Chapter members that are not EAA Members. It's just that
they may
not participate in EAA events. Ummm, that seems subjective to
me.
Anyway, Chip Miller, will be our representative to attend the monthly
Airport Commission meetings ( Also known as Fred's Follies).
Let's do
a mailing to all the pilots to encourage them to become members of
Chapter 180. Let's get more involved in the operations of the
airport.
It seems to me that the commissioners need all the help they can get.
I hope to see all of you at the meeting this month, February 23,
7:30 PM, Dan McClure room at Sarasota Bradenton
airport.
Your
humble servant
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